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Word of the Day : October 27, 2021
treacle \TREE-kul\ noun
What It Means
Treacle is a British word for molasses. The heavy sweetness of the syrup influenced people to apply its name to things overly sentimental.
// From beginning to end, the movie had many lines of sentimental treacle.
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Aired October 27, 2021
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